LEAD AMMUNITION RESIDUES IN A HUNTED AUSTRALIAN GRASSLAND BIRD, THE STUBBLE QUAIL (COTURNIX PECTORALIS): IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN AND WILDLIFE HEALTH.

Lead ammunition residues in a hunted Australian grassland bird, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis): Implications for human and wildlife health.

Scavenging and predatory wildlife can ingest lead (Pb) from lead-based ammunition and become poisoned when feeding on shot game animals.Humans can similarly be exposed to ammunition-derived lead when consuming wild-shot game animals.Studies have assessed the degree of lead contamination in the carcasses of game animals but this scrutiny has Skincar

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Risk-Aware Stochastic MPC for Chance-Constrained Linear Systems

This paper presents a fully risk-aware model predictive control (MPC) framework for chance-constrained discrete-time linear control systems with process noise.Conditional value-at-risk (CVaR) as a popular coherent Recording Media Accessories risk measure is incorporated in both the constraints and the cost function of the MPC framework.This allows

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A cluster randomized control field trial of the ABRACADABRA web-based literacy intervention: Replication and extension of basic findings.

The present paper reports a cluster randomized control trial evaluation of teaching using ABRACADABRA (ABRA), an evidence-based and web-based literacy S.R. CALME MENTAL intervention (http://abralite.concordia.ca) with 107 kindergarten and 96 grade 1 children in 24 classes (12 intervention 12 control classes) from all 12 elementary schools in one sc

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Application of electrochemical coagulation process with iron and aluminum modified by zinc oxide nanoparticles by cyclic voltammetry in removal of reactive blue 19 dye

In recent years, the processes used in wastewater treatment have received significant advances in various fields, including the electrochemical Tan Lotion coagulation process as a significant innovation in the water and wastewater industry.The application of electrochemical technologies in the water and wastewater industry is very diverse.This tech

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Transcriptional Profiling of CD8+ CMV-Specific T Cell Functional Subsets Obtained Using a Modified Method for Isolating High-Quality RNA From Fixed and Permeabilized Cells

Previous studies suggest that the presence of antigen-specific polyfunctional T cells is correlated with improved pathogen clearance, disease control, and clinical outcomes; however, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the generation, function, and survival of polyfunctional T cells remain unknown.The study of polyfunctional T cells has been,

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